The Great Lava Challenge: A Kitchen Battle Royale

It was time for the ultimate kitchen challenge, where three chefs would face off to create the most epic dish possible. The competition was fierce, with each chef determined to outdo the others. In the heat of the moment, James exclaimed, "I think I think," as he stared at a bowl of ingredients that had been whisked together by his teammate Jamie. The tension was palpable as the clock ticked down.

The first task was to create a burger with an egg on top. But things took a dramatic turn when James revealed that he was going to make a volcano out of the egg and balls. "It's a good time to make a volcano," he explained, as the team gathered around to watch him expertly craft the edible masterpiece.

Meanwhile, Mike was dealing with his own set of challenges. He had to cook the egg out of the burger while simultaneously making a rice cream that would be the perfect accompaniment to James' volcano. "My 10-minute burger battle begins," he joked, as he frantically cooked the egg and tried to get everything just right.

As the competition heated up, Jamie couldn't help but feel a sense of unease. He had been tasked with cleaning down the kitchen while Mike was in the thick of things. But when James revealed that he had found a message for him in a bowl, Jamie's anxiety quickly turned to excitement. "I'm very excited for all of them," he exclaimed, as the team worked together to create their dishes.

The final minutes ticked by with each chef working tirelessly to perfect their creations. Barry was getting anxious, knowing that his dish would be judged next. But when James revealed that his volcano had turned out perfectly, the tension in the room began to dissipate. "He's made a volcano," Jamie exclaimed, as the team cheered him on.

The judges were impressed with what they saw, and the chefs knew that their hard work had paid off. Mike's rice cream was a hit, and James' volcano was a masterpiece. But the real star of the show was Barry's burger, which he had transformed into a beautiful omelette with cooked pineapple. "It tastes enough of burger on its own," Jamie exclaimed, as the team gathered around to admire their creations.

In the end, it was clear that this kitchen battle had been a resounding success. The chefs had pushed themselves to new heights, and the dishes they created were truly unforgettable. As they sat down to enjoy their meals, they couldn't help but feel a sense of pride and accomplishment. After all, as James said, "It's ridiculous," but it was also delicious.

The judges were impressed with what they saw, and the chefs knew that their hard work had paid off. Mike's rice cream was a hit, and James' volcano was a masterpiece. But the real star of the show was Barry's burger, which he had transformed into a beautiful omelette with cooked pineapple. "It tastes enough of burger on its own," Jamie exclaimed, as the team gathered around to admire their creations.

As they sat down to enjoy their meals, the chefs couldn't help but feel a sense of pride and accomplishment. They had faced their fears and pushed themselves to new heights, all in the name of culinary greatness. And in the end, it was clear that this kitchen battle had been a resounding success.

The dessert course brought a welcome change of pace, with Mike's brownie standing out as a particular highlight. The combination of flavors was spot on, and the judges were impressed by its complexity. But what really caught their attention was Barry's compote, which added a unique twist to the traditional dessert.

As they finished up their meals, the chefs couldn't help but feel a sense of satisfaction. They had worked together, supported each other, and created dishes that were truly unforgettable. It had been a long and grueling competition, but in the end, it was all worth it.

And so, as the credits rolled on this epic kitchen battle, one thing was clear: these chefs were the real deal. They had faced their fears, pushed themselves to new heights, and created dishes that would be remembered for years to come.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: en- About 20-minutes ago,(dramatic music)we asked the guys tocome up with a rice dish.This is completely unplanned.We want creativity, we want flavour,and we want a little bit of panic.I can imagine we'regonna get a lot of panic.(Barry laughs)(tray clatters)- Oh, this (bleep) oven!(Jamie chuckles)(upbeat music)Well, I'm deeply concerned.- Yeah.- Three,two,one, let's do this!(bell rings)- Come on!(upbeat music)(mixer buzzes)- This is what we call in theindustry, a thinking onion.- I am currently making a rice cream,so an ice cream out ofrice pudding and rice milk.I blended it all together,added a little bit of vanilla.It's going into a small metal tininto the freezer to freeze.Is anyone feeling whatthey would describe ashappy right now?- Yes.(all laugh)- I thought so.(cork pops)- Hey!- Hey!- Thank you, Chef.(Prosecco sizzles)(playful music)- Barry, what you making?- My plan today, James, isto make Arancini sliders.(James gasps)- Nice!- I'm replacing the buns of my sliderswith Arancini balls.What I aim to do is get asmuch of a burger flavourinto the Arancini towrap around my patties.So I've got my rice on the boil,stirring automatically witha little bit of stock cubeand some Porcini powder (gasps), umami.(Jamie chuckles)- Oh, Mummy, or umami?- It's a bit of both.- Oh, Mummy!(all laugh)(upbeat music)- Prosecco, sir.- Thank you.(bottle bangs)(Jamie gasps)- Bit of Prosecco.- Now it's Italian.- I'd have put that infirst, but no worries.(Jamie laughs)Sorry, sorry, old habits.Jay, what are you making?- Right, volcano rice or rice volcano,I can't remember which way round it is.It's a Korean dish.- I love Korean food,so that's a good start.(Mike laughs)- Excellent.I'm going to make a pizza version of it.- I'm sorry, pizza?- I'm making pizza theMount Etna of Volcano Rice.- Jay, please!- I think that's Italy, but Isaw you've got Spanish rice.(Barry laughs)- I couldn't find any Arborio rice,so I've just gone for...- So it's a Korean dish with Spanish rice,with Italian flavours.- Yeah.- Are you gonna make anyonehappy or just everyone upset?- Why have you got risotto rice?(Barry laughs)That would've been perfect.So think a mound of rice.- Yeah.- And then we're gonna pourover a cheesy eggy lavaand cook that in the pan.- A cheesy eggy lava?- Yes, cheesy eggy lava.- You've got pineapple on your dish.What's going on there?- Tin of pineapple, you can'thave pizza without pineapple.- Oh, it's a pineapple pizza?- Ham and pineapple pizza.- Right, okay, cool.- Woo-hoo, don't get towear a T-shirt like thisfor no reason.- Mike, is there evergonna be a good time for meto ask you what you're making?- Absolutely not, but I'mgoing to tell you now.So I'm making the ricestbrownie dessert you've ever had.- Okay.- So I'm taking inspiration fromthe most delicious rice-based sweet treatthat I can come up with,the Rice Krispie marshmallow square.I'm making a self-made puffed ricedmarshmallow brownie with a sake,so rice wine, coulis,rice cream, and hoping thatit's going to taste good.- How much ofthat did you understand?- You know we found outabout this 20-minutes ago.- Yeah.- Why does it sound likehe found out about this three-days ago?- Because he's in charge of production.- Oh, that's what it is.- He comes up with the ideas.- Yeah, that'll be why.- It's his head.- Fine.- I don't think it's gonna help him.(all laugh)- Also, this is not theidea that I came up with,so we are in big trouble.So the key here is that I'mgoing to puff my own rice.I'm making Rice Krispies,so I've rinsed and now boiled some rice.The rice now gets drained andthen fried off in a dry pan.(pan sizzles)Meanwhile, I'm gettingon my brownie mixture,and got some eggs andsugar beating in a mixer.- Once my rice is cooked,I'll need to cool it down and then fry it.And you need a really goodflavoured oil to fry it.So I found all of this pepperoni,snacking pepperoni.- So Barry's using the automatic stirrer,but he also has nothing to do.(all laugh)- I don't, I'm actuallyjealous of it right now.(James laughs)Because I've got time,I think what would benice in my Arancini ballswill be some crispy beef as well.So I'm gonna take some of mybeef patties and break 'em up,and turn that into crispy beefto go in my Arancini.(record scratches)- Where did my chicken stock go?(playful music)- A sake, so rice wine, coulis.-You...- No!- I assumed that was left over.- It's in there, isn't it?- It's in there.It's in there.No, that's not gonna work, no!It's different types ofrice at different stages.I thought you were done.That wasn't me trying to sabotage you,I really thought you were done there.- I think I'm gonna need to dry my rice.That should be reallydry and have dried outover possibly a day,but I don't have a day.So let's try and make puffed rice,and if it doesn't work,I'll just find a wayof combining it in and use Rice Krispies.- Are you putting the rice in the browniebefore the brownie gets baked?- Yes.- Okay.- I mean, we're in pureexperimental territory here, James.I've lost confidence.- It's just gonna turn into fried rice.(spoon clanks)- Yeah, and in thatcase, I'll still use it,because it's still rice.- I've never hada fried rice brownie.- Well, there you go,that's what you are here for, isn't it?(upbeat music)- I never know when risotto'sdone, it's soft to the bite,but ever so slightly chompy.Jamie, do you know when risotto's done?- When risotto's done?- Yeah.- When Ebbers puts his trousers back on.- That is, that is the universal sign.(Jamie laughs)You're right.- So while that train wreck happens,vanilla extract into mynow beaten eggs and sugar,flour goes in.My chocolate mixture is cooled,so it can go in and not scramble the eggs.(upbeat music)Half the brownie mixturegoing into the oven.- Rice is there, sonow burger flavours in,burger flavour one, beef burger.Burger flavour two, caramelised onions.Burger flavour three, gherkins.Burger flavour four, American cheese.- American cheese is actuallya really great ingredientin sauce and stuff.Melts so well.- The final burger flavour,burger sauce, mustard,ketchup, gherkins arealready in there (laughs).I know, I have offended everyone.That is so tasty.- Attention all Sidekick users,this is what you haveon the menu this week.(upbeat music)If you'd like to give Sidekick a go,you can grab your free recipewith a 30-day free trial.- Rice is cooked, it'slaid out onto a tray.It's gonna go into afridge and/or a freezerfor as long as I can dothat, whilst I make my sauce.I'm gonna chop up the pepperoniwith the ham, pineapple,make a sauce essentiallywith some tomato paste and some herbs.And then that is what I'll fry my rice in.Once the rice is fried, into a mound.Essentially that's about it.- Can I have a pineapple ring?Finger it.- No, uh-huh!- I can't, no.- Uh-huh-huh!(Jamie laughs)No, because I'lldefinitely eat your finger.I don't wanna do that (laughs).I can't get that off your fingerwithout brushing it with my tongue.(Jamie chuckles)- So my next ricey elementis my mixed berry coulis.So I've got mixed berries, rice wine,or a fermented ricealcohol, sake, going in.And then I've found some rice syrup,I'm gonna use that at the endto get the balance of sweetness, right.Oh no, my marshmallows have burnt bad!How's that happened?Oh dear!(Jamie chuckles)Everyone loves toasted marshmallows.- Right!- Right, for my sauce.- Now, right, Izzy!Izzy!- For my sauceI've already got my flavouredoil from the pepperoni.I'm gonna add in ham, thecrispy pepperoni, pineapple.I found some spicy tomato sauce,a little bit of tomato paste,that's gonna create the sauce.And then the rice is gonnago into that, fry off,and then we'll form it into a mound, cut!- I need a camera becauseI'm about to do this.- I just cut, there'sprobably no point listeningto a thing I say.- Izzy, you're taking the (bleep).- If you count all of the value...- Come over here, Izzy!- That you're gonna get...- I need a shot, becausethis is really important.- From this section of of the video.It smells incredible.- Nice of you to turn up.This now needs to cooldown really quickly,so I've put it onto a freezer tray,a frozen tray,(tray clank)to cool down quick.- Is it already cold, that's clever.- It's already really cold.- He put it in thefreezer, that's clever.- To really hone in onthe rice theme here,I am deep frying my Arancinirice balls in rice oil.I didn't know it was a thing either.In the meantime, I may aswell slice up my onion,prep my tomato, get my lettuceready to make the burger.- I need a coffee, an Irish coffee.(cup clanks)So the puffed rice was an absolute fail.I've got toasted rice now.It tastes nice, but it'ssuch an inconsistent texture,'cause bits have clumped together.I'm just gonna blend it up,and we are going to use it for flavour,and I'm going to use Rice Krispies.Brownies had 15-minutes,so it's half-baked.(tray clanks)Oh, this (bleep) oven!(Jamie chuckles)And my marshmallow has now set.So I burnt it,and then it's set just when I need it.Now, I want it melty enoughjust to be able to pour,because then the rest of thechocolate brownie mixtureis going on top,distributed as evenlyand quickly as possible.Then my Rice Krispy combo mixture,and then the rest of my brownie mixture.I'm not gonna be able to spread it, am I?Again, I did not think about this.Oh no!Great, return that tothe oven to finish bakingfor another 15-minutes, and we are done.It's just got to cool.- To make our egg and cheese mixture,to make our egg and cheese mixtureI'm gonna mix togethersome eggs and some cheese.How many eggs do you need to make lava?- I miss these,(crew laugh)I think, I think.So you're whisking the balls into the egg.- Yeah.(James and Jamie laugh)Yeah.Does larva have lumps in it?- Yes, I guess- James, I found a good sized bowl,and it's got a message for you in it.- Oh, you're too kind.- He's judging, so.- I'm very excited for all of them.Mike's cleaning down, guys,just putting it out there.- Yeah, but I'm waitingon an oven and a freezer,two things I have no control over.- Boys, you have 10-minutes left.- Oh no!- 10-minutes left, Barry.- No, all I'm doing is making a...- I don't know how you'vebecome the one that's stressed.- My 10-minute burgerbattle begins (laughs).(upbeat music)(ping)- It's going to be gooey.- Yeah, that crust.- Yeah, let's make a volcano.- What?- Yeah.- It's a good time to make a volcano,because you've got acouple of minutes left.- This is hot, but I need to havea good enough grip on it to turn it over.- LOL!- Be a chef, come on, be a chef.- Well done!- Well done, that's great.- That'll make a difference.(Jamie gasps)(all gasps)- Oh my goodness.(James claps)- He's made a volcano.I need a dent.- Mate, this is pretty cool.- The balls aren't comingout, now the balls are in.- Now what, you cook the egg out?- Now we need to cook the egg out.So that's gonna go into anoven for a couple of minutes,and then we should have cheesy eggy pullyvolcano rice egg.- Mike, how's your last few minutes going?- Yeah, it's fine.My rice cream is really lovely and cold.- Ten, nine,eight, seven,six, five,four, three,two, one.(bell rings)Guys, nice job, let'sget this into the sexies.(mellow music)- James.- Well, this is very exciting.- Let's go straight to Barry's.- With the starter, then dessert.- Okay.- How do I eat it?- Like a burger.- Like a burger?I'm not sure I can do that.This is impossible.- Yeah, boy, up his nose.Now, I think everyone else can go.- Right, let's get a platebecause that lookshorrendous sat on the side.(Jamie laughs)(plates clatter)- Barry, this isn't practical.It's actually quite tasty.- On reflection, it didn'tneed the burgers in the middle.It tastes enough of burger on its own.- In the rice.- I think that's quite delicious.- I'm happy with it, it'sas ridiculous as I'd hoped.- I think this looks great.- It's ridiculous, Jamie.- I've gotta admit it turned out.- I can't believe it turnedout, that is staggering.- Mate, I've gotta saythe omelette is cooked very well.- It's baveuse,how did you manage that?- Spectacular luck.- You jammy git.- Cheers.- Wow.- Jamie, that is very good.- Mate, that is awesome.- The egg makes that, so silky.- The egg is fantastic, I'm gonna say it,the pineapple adds something...- There's pineapple in it?- Excellent to this.- Oh, it's cooked pineapple.- Oh fine.- My goodness, this is incredible.- I was ready to slate youby taking multiple cuisinesand just destroying them.But actually, you're gettingwhat the Korean version Ithink probably delivers,which is really intenseflavours around the rice.But it's like absolutely Italian,it's got pepperoni, it's got mozzarella,it's got the Parmesan.It's a great fusiondish, it works perfectly.And the egg has cooked really well.- Dessert.- I like it, it's not as obvious,but you're definitely using rice.Just looking, the texturelooks really good.- Hmm, lovely brownie.- Cheers.- Cheers.- Cheers.(Barry and Jamie gasps)- Mike!- Just when I thinkit's getting too sweet,the tartness of the sauce.- It's really tart.- It does taste nice.Does it taste of rice?- The sauce is ricey,because of the rice pudding.- I love the marshmallow.- Your compote's delicious.I'm not sure I could tellyou there's sake in it.- No, I wanted it to be boozier.- It's definitely delicious.Do you know what I was impressed by,I looked at you at thestart of this battleand I said, \"Nothing is gonna come\"from that corner of the kitchen.\"(all laugh)You were weighing outingredients multiple times.You were searching thewhole studio for chocolate.You had multiple types of chocolate.I was like, \"It's just notgonna happen in an hour.\"And by the end of it,you were cleaned downbefore the other two,watching Jamie finish his dish.And to produce a brownie in that time,I think it's a credit to you.- I think we might havemade this quite difficultfor James to pick a winner.- Do you think?- I think there's threevery good dishes there.- They're all very tasty.You've all kind of done whatyou set out to do I think.- But you have to choose a loser too.- Is that how it works?- Yeah.- Yeah, that's really important.- It's really important tous that there's a loser.(Jamie chuckles)- Well now it's really hard.- If anything, the loseris more than the winner.(all laugh)- Today's loser is...- Now I feel awful, I think it's Barry.I'm so sorry.- I'm really annoyed, but I think I agree.- Really?- I'm so sorry.- The flavour I enjoyed morefrom both of your dishes.- There's no way!- Your second place.- Yeah.- Jamie is the winner!- Oh, yes!- That!- That's stunning.- I think that is the clear winner.- I don't know how you'vepulled that together.- Very, very good.- Might one of the bestthings you've made.- Yeah, agree.- I think that should go on the pub menu.- I wish you could tastethis, because it's delicious.- Well, you've heard James' thoughts,comment below who youthink should have won,and give us a like if you'd like to seemore of these videos in the future.\n"